Bajío International Airport
Guanajuato International Airport Aeropuerto Internacional Del Bajío | |||||||||||
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| Summary | |||||||||||
| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Operator | Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | ||||||||||
| Serves | The State of Guanajuato including León's metropolitan area | ||||||||||
| Location | Silao, Guanajuato | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 5,956 ft / 1,815 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°59′36″N 101°28′51″W / 20.99333°N 101.48083°W | ||||||||||
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Source: Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico | |||||||||||
Del Bajío International Airport, officially known as Aeropuerto Internacional de Guanajuato (Guanajuato International Airport) (IATA: BJX, ICAO: MMLO) is an international airport located in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. It handles national and international air traffic of the area that includes the city of León and the state capital, Guanajuato. Guanajuato International Airport is an important connecting point for some flights from Mexico City to the United States. The general interior director announced plans to build a cargo terminal and for the construction of a second runway. The facility replaced the San Carlos Airport which is now part of the urban center of León.[1]
It handled 1,222,100 passengers in 2014, and 1,492,100 passengers in 2015.[2]
Airlines and destinations
Passenger
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Aéreo Calafia | San José del Cabo (begins March 20, 2016) |
| Aeroméxico | Seasonal: Mexico City |
| Aeroméxico Connect | Mexico City, Monterrey, Tijuana |
| American Eagle | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Delta Air Lines | Los Angeles |
| Delta Connection | Atlanta, Los Angeles |
| Interjet | Monterrey, Mexico City, Tijuana, Puerto Vallarta |
| Magnicharters | Cancún |
| TAR Aerolineas | Puerto Vallarta |
| United Express | Houston-Intercontinental, Los Angeles |
| VivaAerobus | Monterrey, Ciudad Juárez |
| Volaris | Cancún, Chicago-Midway, Los Angeles, Monterrey (begins March 1, 2016),[3] Oakland, Tijuana |
Statistics
Top destinations
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  Distrito Federal (México), Mexico City
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184,040 | 
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Aeroméxico, Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet |
| 2 |  Baja California, Tijuana
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139,085 |
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Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, Volaris |
| 3 |  Nuevo León, Monterrey
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111,781 |
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Aeroméxico Connect, Interjet, VivaAerobus |
| 4 |  Quintana Roo, Cancún
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41,321 |
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Magnicharters, Volaris |
| 5 |  Jalisco, Puerto Vallarta
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10,222 |
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Interjet |
| 6 |  Chihuahua, Ciudad Juárez
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9,908 |
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VivaAerobus |
| 7 |  Querétaro, Querétaro
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437 |  2
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| 8 | Jalisco, Guadalajara
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221 |  1
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| 9 |  San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí
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185 | 1
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| 10 |  Sonora, Hermosillo
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137 |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Ranking | Airline |
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| 1 |  United States, Los Angeles
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78,009 | 1
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Delta Connection, United Airlines, Volaris |
| 2 | United States, Houston
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63,204 | 1
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United Express |
| 3 | United States, Dallas/Fort Worth
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49,301 |
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American Airlines, American Eagle |
| 4 | United States, Atlanta
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21,578 |
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Delta Connection |
| 5 | United States, Chicago
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14,184 |
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Volaris |
| 6 | United States, Oakland
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5,947 |
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Volaris |
| 7 | United States, San Francisco
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504 |
See also
References
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXNE0euBwZo
- ^ "Annual Report (in Spanish)" (PDF). Grupo Aeroportuario del Pacífico. January 2016. Retrieved January 8, 2016.
- ^ "Volaris with two new routes from Monterrey". Grupo T21. November 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
- ^ a b "Air Operational Statistics". Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes. January 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2015.
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